Descartes, the corporate parametric insurance solutions for climate, cyber, and emerging risks, has appointed Blanca Berruguete as Head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Distribution and Client Management, with a special focus on Europe.
She will report to Descartes’ Co-founder and Chief Insurance Officer, Sébastien Piguet, and will be based in the Madrid office.
In this role, Berruguete will be responsible for EMEA business development and client services and lead the European commercial team. Berruguete has spent 25 years serving clients and brokers in the commercial insurance sector, developing a keen focus on building value for clients by listening to their needs.
Most recently, she was Global Industry Solutions Director for Construction at Allianz Commercial, working closely with underwriters and key account executives to build industry-specific expertise and best practices.
Berruguete previously served in several leadership roles in broking and underwriting, in London and Madrid, at Generali, the Corporation of Lloyd’s of London, AIG, Zurich Insurance, Heath Lambert, and AJ Gallagher.
She is an Executive Committee Member of the International Engineering Insurance Association, IMIA.
Piguet commented on the appointment, “We are fortunate to attract a business development leader such as Blanca. Her strong commitment to providing value to clients while building long-term relationships aligns perfectly with Descartes’ mission of offering, in partnership with carriers and brokers, the best coverage for each and every client.”
Berruguete added, “I have worked with many of Europe’s leading commercial insurers to support clients with large, challenging risk transfer requirements, but Descartes’ tech-based approach gives me much greater flexibility. Through Descartes I will be able to provide much more bespoke coverage that better matches the specific needs of each of our brokers and their clients.”
